"I think Donald Trump has said a number of things which are
hurtful — and he has said that they were 'childish' in some
respects — and I think [they] will be potentially problematic
either in the primary or a general election," Romney said.

"And they relate to things he's said about women, and things he's
said about members of the news media, things he's said about
Hispanics," he added. "I think he'll have some challenges if he
proceeds to the next stage."

As a Republican presidential candidate in 2012, Romney went out
of his way to secure Trump's endorsement. But as Trump has risen
to become the Republican 2016 front-runner, Romney has let it be
known that he shares the GOP's establishment's disdain for
Trump's candidacy.

Last month, Romney
predicted that Trump won't win the Republican nomination
because the business mogul isn't a "mainstream conservative ...
who has a foundation in foreign policy that gives people
confidence that they can guide the ship of state in troubled
waters."

Speaking with Axelrod, Romney further predicted that Trump's
heated remarks about illegal immigration could create obstacles
for whomever their party nominates next year. Trump frequently
accuses the Mexican government of sending "rapists" and other
criminals across the US border.

"Donald Trump has a big megaphone, and I think that some of the
things he's said, particularly about Hispanics, will be
problematic — certainly for him if he were to go to the next
stage — but for whoever our nominee is," Romney said.

However, Romney suggested that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R),
who has a Mexican-American wife and speaks Spanish, and Sen.
Marco Rubio (R-Florida), a Cuban-American who is also fluent in
Spanish, could deflect those concerns among Hispanic voters in
the general election.

"Now, if our nominee happened to be someone like Marco Rubio or
Jeb Bush, who have strong Hispanic roots themselves and
connections themselves, that might not be as big an issue. But if
it were someone else who didn't have those connections, why, it
could probably remain as a shadow over their campaign," he said.

For his part, Trump frequently blasts Romney on Twitter for
losing the election to Obama.

Why would Republican candidates want the support of Mitt Romney. He lost an election against Obama that should NEVER have been lost!